Urolithiasis, Independent of Uric Acid, Increased Risk of Coronary Artery and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Table 3

Publication bias of Begg’s test and Egger’s linear regression.

Begg’s test
Adj. Kendall’s score (P-Q) = 0
Std. dev. of score = 9.59
Number of studies = 9
z = 0.00
Pr > z = 1.000
z = −0.10	(Continuity corrected)
Pr > z = 1.000	(Continuity corrected)
Egger’s test
Std. coeff. std. err.	t (95% CI)
Slope 0.4527417 0.1526158	2.97 0.021 0.0918628	0.8136207
Bias −0.7614662 1.147271	−0.66 0.528–3.474332	1.951399